America

When i was back home in America there were several things that i noticed that had changed. Now, given that i had been out of "civilization" for so long part of it might have been just me changing as well.

The first thing i noticed when i got off the plane, green. In the dessert in hot season, there is no color other than sand. Seeing all of the trees and grass was mind blowing. Another thing i noticed, the beds are so comfy. I stayed in plenty of differnt beds in many cities while home and each and every one was delightful! In Guinea i slept on a straw mattress and in Mali i have a cotton mattress, so a real boxspring and mattress american style was like sleeping on a cloud!

This may seem weird but the toilette paper is so much softer in America. Also, the food portions are HUGE! I went to the cheesecake factory with some friends in Dayton and my salad could have fed a family of 5 in Mali easily!

The next big thing i noticed, everyone is ALWAYS on their cell phones. It seemed like every ten minutes peoples phones were buzzing. And also, people just text like crazy. Do people even talk on the phone anymore?

The last thing that i noticed was Americans are more hospitable than i remember. I was welcomed with open arms all around the country. People asked questions about my life and were generally interested in things i had to say. They let me sleep in their house and eat their food without asking for a thing.